Arms and Ammunition Act 1857, 28 of 1857, (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section V. In any District or place to .which the provisions of this Section `la` $aces to which shall be exi:e

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

V. In any District or place to .which the provisions of this Section `la` $aces to which shall be exi:ei~ded by order sf tke Gover~or General. of ::his Section `is` extended, India in council or of ExecuGx?sre Qovernment sf `2*~.-` ., persons going armed mgbedisarmed in cerPresidency or $dace, if any .person goes armed with any tain cases. such Arms as ziforesaiid and sha'll slot produce a oertificdce, &om a. Magistrate or other Officer a~~thorized by Government `to` ggrzzt licenses t o go armed, tha,k he has obtained such a license or that, Be is eJXempted bg. Gorernment from the :Foregoing provisions, or g i ~ e reasonable -;~s.o~.f Q-: his being other~~rrise exempt.ed Fiom. the said ~jrovisions, I. Bc ~h2.1 k e .%. ' `i',?` iizd~ie 7je & ~ . ! ; ~ ~ r r : ~ ~ ~ by 'J~lzl.g.&;:c'<ie, Deputy BIagiEtr8fi:, 9~ ,LLswstaht < < . `j;<:` r;r. >/l., `ac` ' "W v~ficers kc,[a ][&lagistrate, ][or ][by ][m y ][Europea,n C;lom:missioned Ofilcei. ][in ] apthorize2 to disarm. bhe service of H e r Irhjesiy or of eke Ease Hndia Gom~LLIYJ, w I J ~ ally .rnembe.i. o:t" % Volunteer Corps e~aroEed by au-t,hority of Govc.,rnzmeiit whi!s'G on d ~ ~ t y , O r by any Police $6ficer, if, in ,the j-uclgiment of' such Piagfshrate or other persoil as sforeeaid, 2i; is dangerous to the gixl~iic peace to aJ1ow snclz person to go armed. Provided alwa,ys that Lfcc~lse t,o tra,i+ellers . ,. `, a` ~f &ny pe~:soli shall ha.7re a license, from t11e NIagistrite oP 'cc- c a r ~ 3 ~ hrlns, the D1~'cric.t OP place at which he resides or niay be, to c:acr;: on a io-i~i"i:.ey such Arllis `2s` the EiTagistrate mmay consider reason>~ble-for his ~ ~ i ~ d h i e - use, and s h d obiaka fi-oslz sxxcla Magistrate a cmtificaie ststing Lbe name and a.ddress of the licensee, the route by which he intends tc proceed, the time which such journey is expected to occupy, and the Arms wjy , -1 fie - j"r per. L~i.t'ced ., to can-ry, such celkificake shall have the same force and ef&ct accordi?zg to its ten& `ia` every District `sr` specified therein as if leave Go g~ a,rr~ed had been gralz'ced by %he lKa,gia.&rake of sucir District or place. RZCCR.~~'G~OSLS, - V1. The foregci-ng p-oviaions shall no+ apply to--= 1.' Officers, Soldiers, a i d $ailsas in &he IAilibary 0:. Na,~al Service of oscers, soldiers, a,?d[Her ][Majesty ] [o : ~ ] of ihe Ea,st Hndis Compa-iig la, respect Sailors. of Arms and Amn.~.ti.s~ik.i.jon kepi by them f o ~ use: in tize -pu.b?ic service. 2. 1i"ernbers of Voiunheer Corps `in` sespect of sac11 A ~ m s and Am- ';cjur.ieerso munition, 3. B, `s` ollce -- a.nd Bevenrze Officers a i d other persons in respect of `brx~` Police and ICaev~nue[and ][Amnnulaition hvniehed ][by ][Government for use ][ir: ] Officers. the public service sr provided by themselves with '.,he sanction of Government for such .use* - 4, Such other persons as the Gover:.nmen& may thiaik fit kc exenlpt from - Other persons. such provisions, Arnis xrtd An~munition belonging to ally ship or vessel, not exceeding the Armament of' ships seasonable a,rmament thel:eof> shall dso be exeinpt from ?xeln?t" mch -p~o~:isiola$, - U l L , - If ACT No. XXVIII OF '6857. VII, If any person shall niannfacttn.re, repair, sell, or keep or expose - - for sale any Arms of the description hereinbefore menPenalty for m:xnufh1cturing or dealing in tioned, or shall manufacture, or sell, or keep or expose for A rills or Aminmlnit,inn ait~lollt license, or ~ i l e percussion-caps, granpswder, or other Amlnunition, Grary to the conclitions therein colittbned. unritJ~out a license 2;o ma~nufacture or deal in Arms or Aiiiniunition, as the case may be, or contrary to any of' 1;he conditions contained in any such license, he shall be liable, on conviction before a MagisLra'ie, to a penalt3y not exceeding five hundred Rupees, in addition to double the value of any Arms or Anininnition sold; and all Arms and Ammunition belonging to the oirender shall be forfeited if 'che convicting Magistrate shall so adjudge, VSIH. Licenses to manufacture or deal in percussion-caps shall be Licenses by whom to granted by the Governor General in Co~mcil, or by the bc granted. Executive Governnien'c, or by au Officer specially authorize< by the Governor General in Council or by the Executive Goveriimen^c to graat such licenses. Licenses to manufacture or deal in Arnis and Aninnuui'cion other 'clian percussions-caps may be granted by a Nagistrate or by a.n Officer authorized by tlie Governor General in Council or by the Executive t3overninent to grant anch licenses.

Source: India Code